Transmigrated as My Best Friend's Ex

108. Are You Going to Marry Me?

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

“Mom?” Nancheng Lie glanced at the screen and continued, “Mom, don’t tell me that you are enchanted with my voice.”

Li Qinghao broke into a soft laughter. “Call me dad, my dear son.”

On the other end of the line, Nancheng Lie burst into laughter. “You are awake? Are you still tired? Do you have any discomfort?”

Nancheng Lie’s questions diverted Li Qinghao’s attention and chased his gloom away. “Cut the crap, Mr. Nancheng. If I were still asleep, how could I phone you? If I felt uncomfortable, how could I go downstairs and telephone you?” No wonder he was told that physically strong people usually lacked mental intelligence.

“You know, I can never think rationally when talking to you. I only want to screw you.” Nancheng Lie leaned back in his leather chair and curved his lips into a soft, affectionate smile. His assistant Yang Kai standing beside him was stunned.

It was generally known that Nancheng Lie was a playboy. It was the first time Yang Kai saw Nancheng Lie’s eyes shining with tenderness. It showed that the person on the other end of the line was very important to Nancheng Lie.

Li Qinghao lowered his voice, “What did you say, Nancheng Lie?” There was an unmistakable note of menace in his voice.

Nancheng Lie laughed again, “What did I say? Honey, I think what I did to you last night has already proved my lust for you…” Before he finished his words, a beeping sound rang through his ears. Obviously, Li Qinghao hung up the phone. Nancheng Lie looked at the screen for a while before he raised his head and said to Yang Kai, “This is the communication between lovers.”

Yang Kai replied, “I think he is more than just your lover.”

Nancheng Lie raised his eyebrows. The strong dark dashing eyebrows gave his handsome face a distinctive charm. He hailed from an affluent, powerful background. He was much wealthier and nobler than princes of many countries. Such a man was bound to break many people’s hearts. “He’s my lover, my only lover.” In the eyes of Nancheng Lie, none of his exes could be regarded as his lover; they were just his sex partners.

“You arouse my curiosity.” Yang Kai joked, “Since you regard him as your only lover, I think he must be something.”

“Haha…” Nancheng Lie was full of praise for Li Qinghao, “Yes, he’s unique in the world. He’s… He’s very handsome (Both Han Mingxu and Li Qinghao are good-looking). He has a good figure. When we have sex, he’s very shy. I can’t control my lust for him. He is cool and aloof when he is not angry. He’s tremendously enthusiastic when he is angry. Sometimes he is seductive and charming. In a word, I get sexually excited whenever I see or think of him.”

Sex was an open subject for men. Nancheng Lie never thought that it was obscene. In his view, only when a couple loved each other deeply could they easily get sexually aroused by each other.

“How did you know him?” Yang Kai asked. He knew Nancheng Lie was gay.

Nancheng Lie gave a mysterious smile. “I’ve been hiding him in my house since I was a child. He’s my child bride.”

Realizing that Nancheng Lie refused to say much about his lover, Yang Kai stopped trying to pump information out of him. “So now do you want to call your only lover back or listen to my reports?”

“No more nonsense! Get out of my office. My wife is more important than anything else.” With that, Nancheng Lie picked up his cell phone and called back. “… Mom? Xu… What is Qinghao doing?” Nancheng Lie was surprised that his mother answered the phone. Seeing that Nancheng Lie was talking on the phone, Yang Kai left the general manager’s office.

“Qinghao is eating the food I prepared for him. Lie, do you know what? He has a refined sense of taste and is able to tell what spices are used with only one bite. In my impression, none of our family members can do that. In the past, only Xu could do that.”

‘It’s because Qinghao is Xu.’ Nancheng Lie’s solemn face broke into smiles. ‘Xu is eating the food my mom prepared for him. They must get on very well. Maybe Xu now regards my mom as his mother-in-law…’ Nancheng Lie sat there, lost in thought.

Li Qinghao took the phone from Mrs. Nancheng’s hand and said, “Nancheng Lie… Nancheng Lie… Do you hear me? Damn it! Why are you so silent?” However he shouted, there was silence at the other end of the line. Li Qinghao had an impulse to hang up the phone.

Mrs. Nancheng looked affectionately at Li Qinghao, as if he was her son-in-law. Li Qinghao felt a bit self-conscious under Mrs. Nancheng’s intense gaze.

“Qinghao.” Nancheng Lie came back to himself. “You called me just now. Is it because you miss me?”

Li Qinghao rolled his eyes heavenward. This guy was always so narcissistic. He replied honestly, “No. I just watched the news about Keqi on the International News Channel. Do you know what happened to him?”

Nancheng Lie’s eyes glowed murderously. ‘Xu rarely calls me voluntarily, but this time he did because he wants to inquire about Keqi. Doesn’t he know that Keqi and I are rivals in love? Keqi is a murderer! He doesn’t deserve Xu’s concern,’ Nancheng thought with annoyance.

“No, I don’t know,” Nancheng Lie answered without hesitation.

Li Qinghao raised his voice a little, “You don’t know?” Obviously, he didn’t believe what Nancheng Lie said.

“I’m not happy to hear you mention his name. Xu, you should try to call my name and canoodle with me more often. Yesterday you said you love me.”

“Don’t take it the wrong way.” Li Qinghao felt that Nancheng was filling his head with nonsense. “Keqi held a press conference and told the whole Leiluo Kingdom that he was gay and that he would give up the throne. Do you really not know it?” This was no trivial matter. He had to find out what had happened to Keqi.

“I didn’t know it until I watched the news this morning,” Nancheng Lie replied.

‘Humph! Keqi is really cunning. I didn’t expect him to attract Xu’s attention in this way.  Does he think that Xu would be moved by what he did? He must be daydreaming. He killed Xu two years ago, so there’s no possibility that Xu will develop an affection for him,’ Nancheng Lie thought. He was a smart man and knew his own advantage.

Even so, he still didn’t like Keqi. He hated him, not only because Keqi had killed Han Mingxu, but also because Keqi had the same face as Xu. The sight of that face would remind Nancheng Lie that he had once been duped by Keqi.

“I can’t reach Keqi on the phone. I’m a little worried about him.”

Nancheng Lie said bluntly, “There is no need to worry about him. He’s so shrewd that he knows clearly what to do and what not to do.”

“It’s not him but Leiluo Kingdom I’m really worried about.”

“Leiluo Kingdom has nothing to do with you. From the day the old king drove our dad and mom out of Leiluo Kingdom, everything about Leiluo Kingdom is none of your business. What’s more, you are now Li Qinghao, not Han Mingxu,” said Nanheng Lie.

Li Qinghao had thought that he would be angry at what Nancheng said, but in fact, he was amused. “Did I mishear you? You called my parents ‘dad and mom’? Uh-huh?”

Nancheng Lie said without shame, “Last night I had a dream. In my dream, I made a promise to your parents, then they agreed to be my parents-in-law.”

“What promise did you make?”

“I promised them that I will follow you everywhere and no one can separate us.”

“So…” Li Qinghao’s voice softened. “Are you going to marry me?” Nancheng Lie was a proud man. He had never made such a promise to anyone. He was constantly on guard against any threat of humiliation. But Xu was his childhood sweetheart, and he had been in love with Xu since he was very young, so he was willing to put his pride aside for Xu.

Nancheng Lie answered haughtily, “I will agree if you propose to me.”

“Actually…” Li Qinghao curved his lips into a soft smile and said slowly, word by word, “I think it will be nice to spend the rest of my life with you.”

From the bottom of his heart, he was willing to spend the rest of his life with Nancheng Lie. He had been together with Nancheng for more than ten years. He believed that he would never be tired of Nancheng.

“Xu!” Nancheng Lie shouted with excitement.

“Are you trying to make me deaf?” Li Qinghao took the phone off his ear. “So now, can we talk about Keqi?”

Nancheng Lie, who was in a good mood, readily agreed, “Yes, of course.” Looking back, he even thought that he should thank Keqi. If it weren’t for Keqi, he and Xu might still be floundering in a sea of confusion. He might still lead a dissipated life, and Xu might still indulge in his researchers and experiments.

Nancheng Lie was jealous and possessive about Han Mingxu. He couldn’t stand an intimacy between Han Mingxu and any other man. So actually, even without Keqi, Nancheng Lie would lay bare his love for Han Mingxu sooner or later.

What would happen by then? No one knew.

“Although two years ago Keqi killed me, I was reborn as Li Qinghao. Lie, I’m not dead. I’m still alive. Sometimes I feel that my hatred for him is meaningless, especially when I learned what happened to him when he was a child. Compared with him, I have a happy childhood. Although there is always a man twittering in my ears, he makes me happy…”

Nancheng Lie cut in, “Xu, don’t say any more. You know, I’m a very shy person.”

“Shut up.” Li Qinghao reprimanded coldly, “If Keqi really wants to give up the throne, he will surely pass it to Frise. In that case, Leiluo Kingdom will have no future.”

“What do you want to do?” asked Nancheng Lie.

“Keqi will be a good leader.”

“Are you going to help him?”

“I’m not a saint. I just want to do something for my father’s country. Once the matter is settled, I will break off all relations with him.”

After a moment’s silence, Nancheng Lie said, “All right, I will book our plane tickets. This afternoon we can fly to Leiluo Kingdom together.”

Li Qinghao originally wanted to refuse, but he knew that if he refused, Nancheng Lie would sink into the depths of uneasiness. Li Qinghao would rather take Nancheng to Leiluo Kingdom than leave him in a state of anxiety.

“Okay.”